A horror semi-anthology podcast centered around an eldritch god along with several other stories, some more standalone than others. The podcast focuses on themes of grief, betrayal, familial love, hope, identity, survival, queerness, mental illness, and what it means to be different when the world dies around you.
Created and written by Saniyah Hill and co-produced by Makenna Fulgham. Cover artwork made by Adela Schwarz-Van Praag.
Feed Swap: The Very Prudent Decisions of Hortlakçı Süleyman Hoca
DEADWOOD presents: The Very Prudent Decisions of Hortlakçı Süleyman Hoca (https://veryprudentdecisions.lawofnames.com/), a show produced by Law of Names Media (https://lawofnames.com/), is an eight part tale of supernatural suspense, Ottoman horror, and unique folklore with queer elements in historically accurate settings.
Content Warnings: Supernatural threat, Death/dying, Imperialism (Ottoman 16th century), Thalassophobia, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying
Episode Transcript: link (https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/file/caooj5fb9e4c5a56744dbb770257abf6243d7)
CAST
Süleyman was played by Gem Aydın.
CREW
Written & sound designed by: Lou Sutcliffe
Script editing by: Gem Aydın & Ash Seguinte
Turkish cultural and history consultation by: Defne Gölge Yazıcıtunç
Music composed by: Lou Sutcliffe
This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).
16 Sept 2026
1.17: An Irish Goodbye
Peter is reintroduced.
CW: Possession, body horror, blood, gagging sounds, vomiting, character death, autocannibalism, discussion of death of loved ones, gore, suggestive wound assessment, manipulation, arguing
Transcript: link here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAmCsHlvlqq4H_SWye24iCQ7_wayiDK2/view?usp=drive_link) (all transcripts can be found on our website)
Cast
Charlie Hyde as Peter Fagan
Daisy McNamara as “Peter”
Milo Machin as Faith Mansfield
Delaney Sutton as Patience Mansfield
Makenna Fulgham as The Huntsman
S.H Cooper as Mother
Justine Leah Hince as The Siren
Ghost as Clover
Calista Wong as The Changelings
Additional voices from Ghost, Jalen Frisby, Ko Laluna, and Ricky Clairvoyant
Crew
Created and written by: Saniyah Hill
Co-produced by: Makenna Fulgham
Co-writers & script editors: Daniela Vega Labrador, J.E Berkowsky, and Meaghan McDonald
Latin: Meaghan McDonald and J.E Berkowsky
Audio editing by: Doodles
Music: “Leather & Steel” by u_4686y0zh7z on Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/users/u_4686y0zh7z-46918349/)
Cover art: Scinna & Cielo Barrios
Find us on
Twitter: @Deadwood_pod
Instagram: @deadwood.pod
Tumblr: @deadwood-podcast
Bluesky: @deadwoodpodcast.bsky.social
Email: deadwoodpod@gmail.com (mailto:deadwoodpod@gmail.com)
This podcast is powered by Pinecast (https://pinecast.com).
2 Sept 2026
1.16: The Many-Eyed Deer
Kit Paterson and Daisy McNamara explore a strange deer's search for sustenance in this interview episode.
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Kit Paterson
John Harbour III
Daisy McNamara
Charlie Hyde
Peter Fagan
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3.6 / 5
5 ratings
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